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EDF-2025-RA-UWW-SOASW: Stand-off Anti-Submarine Warfare
Develop advanced technologies for stand-off anti-submarine warfare, including sensors, weapons, and platforms that enable the detection and neutralization of submarines without direct contact.

EDF-2025-RA-SIMTRAIN-LVC-STEP: Interoperability of Live, Virtual, and Constructive Training – Joint Operations and Service-Specific Solutions
Enhance interoperability in training across live, virtual, and constructive environments, enabling joint operations and tailored solutions for specific services.

EDF-2025-RA-SIMTRAIN-DAFAS: Multidisciplinary Design and Analysis Framework for Aerial Systems
Develop a multidisciplinary design and analysis framework for aerial systems, optimizing their performance, safety, and operational efficiency.

EDF-2025-RA-MCBRN-ATE: Autonomous Triage and Evacuation
Create autonomous systems for casualty classification and evacuation in combat environments, reducing the exposure of medical personnel and improving emergency response.

EDF-2025-RA-MATCOMP-CDA-STEP: Chiplet for Defence Applications
Research and develop advanced chiplet technologies for defence applications, enhancing the performance and security of military electronic systems.

EDF-2025-RA-GROUND-CBC: Technologies for Counter-Battery Capabilities
Develop advanced technologies for detecting and neutralizing enemy artillery attacks, including sensors, radars, and rapid response systems.

EDF-2025-RA-ENERENV-PSR: Propulsion System for Next-Generation Helicopters
Design innovative propulsion systems for next-generation helicopters, improving their efficiency, endurance, and sustainability.

EDF-2025-RA-C4ISR-MIDS-STEP: Multifunctional Information Distribution System
Develop a multifunctional information distribution system to enhance communication, coordination, and situational awareness in military operations.

EDF-2025-LS-RA-SMERO-NT: Non-Thematic Research Actions for SMEs and Research Organisations
Support defence research projects without a specific theme, fostering innovation within SMEs and research organisations.

EDF-2025-LS-RA-SI-ENERENV-NH2PS-STEP: Hybrid Naval Propulsion and Power Systems
Develop hybrid propulsion systems for naval vessels, improving energy efficiency and reducing environmental impact.

EDF-2025-LS-RA-SI-CYBER-3RAV-STEP: Risk, Robustness, and Resilience of Autonomous Vehicles in Military Operations
Investigate methods to enhance the security, robustness, and resilience of autonomous vehicles in military operations, ensuring functionality in hostile environments.

EDF-2025-LS-RA-DIS-NT: Non-Thematic Research Actions Focused on Disruptive Technologies for Defence
Encourage research into disruptive defence technologies without a specific theme, driving innovative advances in the sector.

EDF-2025-LS-RA-DIS-GDET: High-Impact Enabling Technologies
Develop advanced technologies for deep-water operations, enhancing underwater exploration and defence capabilities.

EDF-2025-LS-RA-CHALLENGE-DIGIT-HAIDP-STEP: Human-AI Dialogue Systems Preserving Privacy – Participation in a Technological Challenge
Participate in a technological challenge to develop human-AI dialogue systems that ensure privacy, enhancing security and ethical interaction with artificial intelligence.

EDF-2025-LS-RA-CHALLENGE-DIGIT-HAIDO: Human-AI Dialogue Systems Preserving Privacy – Organisation of a Technological Challenge
Organize a technological challenge to develop human-AI dialogue systems that protect privacy, promoting innovative approaches in human-machine interaction.

EDF-2025-LS-DA-SME-NT: Non-Thematic Development Actions for SMEs
Support small and medium-sized enterprises in defence development projects without a specific theme, fostering innovation and competitiveness in the sector.

EDF-2025-DA-UWW-AUWN-STEP: Advanced Underwater Networks
Develop advanced underwater communication networks to enhance maritime surveillance and defence capabilities, ensuring secure and efficient communication in subaquatic environments.

EDF-2025-DA-SPACE-SBISR: Space-Based ISR Constellation
Create a constellation of satellites for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) that provides real-time data, enhancing situational awareness and space security.

EDF-2025-DA-SI-SPACE-3OS: On-Orbit Operations and Services
Develop capabilities for performing operations and services in orbit, including maintenance, assembly, and recycling of satellites, promoting sustainability and European space autonomy.

EDF-2025-DA-SI-GROUND-DAMM: Mass Affordable Drone-Based Munitions
Develop drone systems capable of deploying munitions on a massive, cost-effective scale, increasing effectiveness in ground operations and reducing operational costs.

EDF-2025-DA-SENS-MB4DR-STEP: 4D Multiband Radar
Create an advanced four-dimensional, multiband radar to improve threat detection and tracking in diverse operational environments, enhancing precision and responsiveness.

EDF-2025-DA-SENS-IRD-STEP: Technologies for Optronic Detectors
Develop advanced technologies for optronic detectors, enhancing surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities under varying environmental and combat conditions.

EDF-2025-DA-PROTMOB-SS: Full-Scale Demonstrators for Next-Generation Soldier Systems
Create and test large-scale demonstrators of integrated soldier systems, incorporating advanced technologies to improve protection, mobility, and battlefield effectiveness.

EDF-2025-DA-NAVAL-DSNCC-STEP: Digital Ship and Naval Combat Cloud
Develop a “digital ship” concept integrated with a naval combat cloud, improving interoperability, information exchange, and response capacity in maritime operations.

EDF-2025-DA-GROUND-LCC-STEP: Collaborative Ground Combat, Including Air-Ground
Implement collaborative combat systems that integrate ground and air forces, enhancing coordination, operational effectiveness, and battlefield superiority.

EDF-2025-DA-GROUND-FM2LP: Future Modular Multifunctional Ground Platforms and Enabling Technologies, Including Green Technologies
Develop modular and multifunctional ground platforms, incorporating sustainable and advanced technologies to enhance adaptability and reduce environmental impact in military operations.

EDF-2025-DA-ENERENV-APEM: Aircraft Propulsion and Energy Management Systems
Create advanced propulsion and energy management systems for military aircraft, improving efficiency, endurance, and sustainability in aerial operations.

EDF-2025-DA-CYBER-CDOC-STEP: Enhancement of Cyber Defence Operational Capabilities
Strengthen cyber defence operational capabilities through the development of advanced tools and technologies, protecting critical infrastructure and improving resilience against cyber threats.

EDF-2025-DA-AIR-EPE: Enhancement of the Pilot Environment
Develop technologies and systems that improve the operational environment for pilots, increasing safety, situational awareness, and effectiveness in aerial missions.

EDF-2025-DA-AIR-CAC: Collaborative Air Combat
Implement systems and tactics for collaborative air combat, enabling coordination between multiple aircraft and enhancing effectiveness in joint operations.

EDF-2025-CSA-NFP: Support for the EDF National Focal Points (NFP) Network
Provide support and coordination to the EDF National Focal Points network, facilitating the effective implementation of projects and collaboration among Member States.